Evaluation of municipal solid waste management system of Quito -Ecuador through life cycle assessment approach

In Latin America and the Caribbean, the suitable processing of waste through the use oflandfills is around 55%, while the local governments with municipal solid waste (MSW) management plans are around 20%. In Quito, for instance, approximately 2000 ton/day of solid waste are collected, and disposed...

• Main Author: Chicaiza Ortiz, Cristhian David (author)
• Other Authors: Navarrete Villa, Vanessa Pamela (author), Camacho López, Christian Orlando (author), Chicaiza Ortiz, Ángel Fabián (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Municipal Solid Waste Management; Landfill; . Ecuador.
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18225/lalca.v 4 i0. 5206; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/411